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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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